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Nursing reform | Corrections essential
The Care Reorganization Act is unlikely to bring any relief for families or any more options. On the contrary.
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A caregiver helps a senior citizen in her apartment. Photo: Maurizio Gambarini At least when it comes to financing care, it has been recognized that filling gaps with loans from the federal government is not a sustainable idea. According to the Care Reorganization Act (PNOG), the repayment should only take place from 2035. But this postponement doesn't really solve any of the supply problems. Rather, the law creates new problems. The CDU, for example, is now objecting that the parliamentary procedure needs to be improved.
But an avalanche of hectic reactions has long since started: those in need of care and those in the future are jostling for assessment appointments this year so that they can be grandfathered in in 2027. It could be even more serious if outpatient services are already cutting staff due to notice periods because some things will no longer be financed from January. Because even if the law needs to be improved, it will come into force on January 1st. Transition periods seem inevitable.
What is certain is that the draft bill currently available will not initially strengthen home care. And this despite the fact that it is rumored everywhere that relatives are the nation's nursing service. Care is likely to become more complex and even more incomprehensible for those in need of care. What remains of the sensible idea for more prevention under these circumstances is the big question.
Another scandal should not be overlooked. Once again, the federal and state governments are still staying out of the financial questions: there are no plans to repay billions in pandemic costs to the insurance company, nor is the states covering the home investment costs on the agenda.
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